Canadians returning home from abroad who don't have credible plans to self-isolate will now be forced to stay at a quarantine facility, such as a hotel. Now, if asymptomatic travellers cannot explain a credible quarantine plan, they will be required to quarantine in a hotel," he told reporters. The federal government first ushered in strict mandatory quarantine rules for returning Canadians on March 25. Under the original orders, all returning Canadians were told they had to self-isolate for 14 days and that they were forbidden to stop along the way home. Maximum penalties for failing to comply with the Quarantine Act include a fine of up to $750,000 and/or imprisonment for six months.

Source: CBC News April 14, 2020 17:37 UTC